Central defender Ibrahima Sonko is set to miss Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest due to the hamstring injury which kept him out of the home defeat to Doncaster. Better news is that Lee Bowyer, Nathan Ellington and Daryl Murphy are all closing in on a return to action.

In addition to Sonko, Damien Delaney is sidelined for around six weeks having undergone surgery on a stress fracture to his foot, so manager Paul Jewell says the Blues are likely to start with Ívar Ingimarsson and Danny Collins at the heart of their defence at the City Ground: "As we stand at the minute, Ívar and Danny will be our defensive partners for Saturday, as Damo and Sonks are still injured.

"Lee and Nathan are both back training, while Daryl was with the physio yesterday and will be with the fitness coach today, so he won't be too far away. If they are fit for Saturday then they could be in contention."

Bowyer had been suffering with back and hamstring problems and Ellington with a calf injury, while Murphy pulled a hamstring in the reserves defeat to Arsenal.

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bobble added 11:14 - Nov 16 man i would never miss a trip in the forest
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IvorFeeling added 11:37 - Nov 16 Use this knowledge to your advantage. If you just can't back against town try some other strategy, think over 2.5 goals is a good shout as I just can't see us keeping a clean sheet. Forest also have their problems though and Cotterill wouldn't be high on my list of managers-this is a warning for those looking for a quick fix!
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bobble added 11:47 - Nov 16 forest have bad record at home all rod stewart and no stones, town to win 1-2 nil and then we party in the forests , november in the forests can only mean one thing whhhooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! bring your glow bands
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thechangingman added 13:09 - Nov 16 I am starting to feel a sense of impending doom about Saturday's game. It is especially painful since I'll actually be there to see every crushing moment of it. I truly, truly hope that I'll be proved wrong... :(
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Pettitt10 added 13:41 - Nov 16 Bye Bye cleen sheet.
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tomisamos added 18:21 - Nov 16 I'm quite looking forward to going on Saturday, just me?
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